Wind-shield.



1. E. uHR. WIND SHIELD.

APPLICATlON FILED JAN. 24, 1916.

Patente Feb. 5, 1918.

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manipulation.

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JOSEPH F. BUI-1R, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

WIND-SHIELD.

essence.

Application le January 24, 1916.

To all u1/wm t 'may concern.'

Be it lrnownthat I, JosEP-I F. BUI-1R, a citizen of the United States of America, re siding at Detroit, in the county ,ot lVayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful improvements in `Wind- Shields, of which the following is a specilication, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

Ford automobiles are ordinarily equipped with wind-shields having lower portions or sections fixed to the dash of the automobile and consequently the lower portions or sections ot the windshields cannot be adjusted for ventilating purposes. To utilize the saine glass supporting frames of a Ford 'windshield and provide ineans whereby either frame mav he adjusted for ventilating purposes, is the primary object of my invention, which is attained by using novel brackets, arms and interlocking trame connections, all of which are assembled for easy A. :further object of my invention is to provide sheet metal supports for the trames of a windshield, which permit of the frames being suitably adjusted and rigidly held in their adjusted positions to provide a desired degree of ventilation at the rear side of a windshield.

My invention will be hereinafter described and then claimed, and-reference will now be had to the drawing. wherein Figure 1 is a rear elevation of a windshield, partly broken away and partly in section;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation ot' the same, partly broken away and partly in section, showing the frames of a windshield in adjusted positions by dotted lines, and

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of a portion of the windshield taken on the line 111-111 of Fig. 1.

In the drawing, A and B generally denote the upper and lower frames of a windshield, and the side rails l of the frame B have caps 2 confronting caps 3 on the ends ot the side rails 4 ot' the windshield frame A. The caps 2 and 3 have stirrups or yolres 5 engaging and holding the bared edges of the glass Vor transparent plates mounted in the framesl A and B. lVith the trame A set slightly in advance of the trarne B, the bared edges of the glass or transparent plates are adapted to overlap,

Specieation of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 5, 1918.

Serial No. 73,824.

as shown in Fig. 3, and the traine A may he easily moved in advance oi:I the frame B or folded into parallelism with said frame, as shown by dotted lines in The rails 1 of the frame B have hangers 6, adjacent the caps 2, terminating in circular heads 7. rThe heads 7 have concentric apertured cupped portions 8 and contiguous to the peripheral edges ot the heads are circuinl'erentially disposed depressions in the inner side of said head, providing teeth or protuberances 9 on the outer sides ot the heads. The heads 7 extend into annular recesses 10 in the inner faces ot stationaryv heads 11 at the upper ends oit brackets 12, suitably secured to the upper edge of a dash 13, at the ends thereof. rEhe outer sides of the heads 11 have annular recesses 11iand both sides ol1 said headshave circuin- 'erentially disposed notches adapted to receive the teeth or protuberances 9 ot' the heads 7 and teeth or protuberances 15 on heads 1G having cupped portions 17. The cupped portions 17 receive the cupped portions 8 which extend through the openings in said stationary heads, and both the cupped portions 17 and 8 have concentric openings to receive bolts 18 which have the heads thereoi1 engaging the heads 7. The protruding ends oi the bolts 18 have nuts 20, and surrounding said bolts, within the cupped portion 8 are coiled compression springs 21 bearing against the cupped portions 8 of the heads 7 to hold the heads 7, 11 and 16 interlocked and in an adjusted position. j

rll`he heads 16 have tangentially disposed arms 22 and these arms are bent inwardly, as best shown in Fig. l, with the upper ends thereof terminating in heads 23 to receive the heads 24 of hangers 9.5 secured to the rails 4 of the windshield frame A. r1`he heads 23 and 24 are made somewhat siniilar to the heads 7. 11 or 16, to interlock, the heads 24 extending into the heads Q3 to Y he adjustably held by bolts 26, cup washers 27. nuts 2S, and springs 29.

The manner of suspending the hangers .25 in thc arms 22 and the hangers 6 in the brackets 12 permit of the windshield trames A and B being swung at a desired angle, and since the set of arms 22 is held for ad justment at the upper ends of the stationary brackets 12, said arms can be shifted at an angle to support the windshield frame A,

in a vertical plane parallel with the plane of the brackets 12 or in any desired position.

The interlocked heads constitute frictional slip joints and it is apparent that the springs 21 and 29 will allow certain-of the heads to yield as the windshield Jframes A vand B are manually adjusted to a desired angle for Ventilating purposes or to provide a clear vision.

The ordinary Ford windshield has the lower frame thereof provided Awith fixed brackets secured tothe dash, and I can use this same frame by simply removing the brackets and providing the lower edge of the frame with a weather strip. y

As a matter of Vtgoed construction, the brackets 12, arms 22, hangers 6 and 25, andthe heads and washers are stamped from sheet metal possessing su'tlicient rigidity to provide a substantial support for the windshield frames, and these structuralelements can be easily dipped and finished to harmonize with the metallic ittings of an automobile.

One embodiment of my invention has been illustrated but 'it isto be understood that the structural elements Vare susceptible to such variations and moditications as fall within the scope of 'the appended claim.

What I claim is The combination with upper and lower windshield frames, of brackets having heads, hangers on the lower frame provided with conical heads extending Ythrough. the bracket head,varms having lower conical heads to receive the'hanger heads,yieldable means in the hanger heads interlocking the conical lheads of said arms and the heads of said hangers and brackets, heads at the upper ends of said arms7 hangers von Athe upper frame having headsyand yieldable means interlocking the heads of the last mentioned hangers with the heads of the upper ends of said arms. y

Intestimony whereof I atti); my signature in presence ot' two witnesses.

JOSEPH Y F. Bunn.

W'itnesses: i

ANNA M. Donn, KARL H. BUTLER.

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Washington, D. C. 

